BistoCon 2024 Pros Con Report
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Here's a quick con report on Virtual BistoCon 2024 - August 9 and 10, 2024. A glorious weekend of CI5 joy that actually begins earlier in the week. Leading up to BistoCon, the schedule, links, and bingo cards start arriving in my inbox. It's go-time when those bingo cards show up!
The program is scheduled heavily for both days. This accommodates convention-goers in different time zones while offering hour-long chunks throughout the day where you can eat, nap, whatever.
Day 1:
Welcome - Catching up with the early bird arrivals and remembering the people our fandom lost since we last gathered. The Welcome session is repeated later in the day.
Episode Watch/Episode Discussion - 4 sessions.
Watch, squee, critique, repeat!
You can find The Professionals on YouTube, on TubiTV in the US, Region B discs from Amazon, or, if we're moots, hit me up.
Panel topics: Reality in Fic and Nurturing Fandom
Day 2 started hella early for me, but the good thing was that I could attend in my PJs while I brewed my morning coffee!
Episode Watch/Episode Discussion - 4 sessions. On both days, some of the discussions were full-on, hour-long, guided sessions while others were shorter blocks of discussion between scheduled events.
Panel topics: The Importance of Setting, Traits of a CI5 Agent, Fic Recs, Secondary Characters
Funtime: Bingo! Pictionary!
Vidshows: Two vidshows this year, featuring classics both old and new from the long vidding tradition of Pros fandom. Plus two brand new premiering vids from kat-byrd and JinkyO!
I usually come out of a con feeling energized and excited about being part of a community. My 2023 was devastating and I did no fan stuff. 2024, it was important for me to hit up the cons that feed my soul - BistoCon does that for me year after year. A huge thanks to the organizers, contributors, and attendees!
Learn more about the next BistoCon at their website, socials, Discord, and mailing list: https://bistocon.org/wp/